CD4+ T Helper 1 Cells Facilitate Regression of Murine Lyme Carditis
Bockenstedt L, Kang I, Chang C, Persing D, Hayday A, Barthold S. CD4+ T Helper 1 Cells Facilitate Regression of Murine Lyme Carditis. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 5264-5269. PMID: 11500394, PMCID: PMC98634, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.9.5264-5269.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesBorrelia burgdorferi GroupInterferon-gammaLyme DiseaseMiceMice, SCIDMyocarditisReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaTh1 CellsConceptsAlphabeta T-cell-deficient miceT cell-deficient miceMurine Lyme carditisT cellsLyme carditisB cellsT helper 1 cellsAnti-inflammatory cytokines mRNA levelsTumor necrosis factor alphaBurgdorferi-specific antibodiesInfected control miceProminent macrophage infiltrateCell-mediated immunityT cell responsesT helper 1Murine Lyme borreliosisCytokine mRNA levelsNecrosis factor alphaAlphabeta T cellsPrincipal immune cellsMouse strain backgroundAdoptive transferAcute arthritisMacrophage infiltratesControl mice